Despite a variety of pharmacological, surgical and other breakthroughs, cardiovascular diseases still kill millions each year. In many cases, these are preventable conditions, yet it seems we are doing little to prevent them.

The fruit of the vine has a real romance to it. And whether it’s a coincidence or not, grapes protect your heart. You see, when your heart’s antioxidant defenses falter, that’s when you’re open to high blood pressure which leads to heart disease.

When you were a kid you probably thought of the tomato as a vegetable, and now they’re calling them “tomato fruit.” But whether you’re old school or new age, the fact is: tomatoes help your heart.

It’s being called “medical overuse.” A too-forgiving term for overdiagnosis and overtreatment. It can also be defined as a healthcare practice that patients wouldn’t get if they knew what was in it for them — which for most procedures is potentially nothing.

Laurent Vidal is a 30-year-old French triathlete. An Olympian in the prime of his athletic career. And he had a heart attack. What Vidal and his trainers and doctors never knew – but what researchers have just discovered – is that there are two little-known warning signs that cardiac arrest may be threatening.

Have you ever felt like your genes are working against you? Maybe your dad had a heart attack. But even if your family’s health history is stacked against you, your fate is far from sealed.

There’s been so much written about cholesterol and nutrition… and what you should do and what you should never do… Well, here’s a fact: If you don’t get enough calcium, it makes you fat and gives you high “bad” cholesterol.

Your doctor may be doing all he can with the tools he’s been given. But besides giving up the worst offending lifestyle factors that make you a prime target, there are some surprising tools at your disposal to protect your heart.

By now you’re well aware of the good fats omega-3 and omega-6. They’re the essential polyunsaturated fats we need to survive. But they’re not the only unsaturated fats that are good for you. Have you heard of …

Does worrying about your health keep you up at night? Or send you running to the doctor every other week? If it does, you may be making matters worse… but your anxiety isn’t the only thing making you sick…

In the wake of discovering that elevated LDL-cholesterol has little to do with the cause of heart attacks, a new set of lipoprotein testing has become available. Will they finally reveal the truth about the relationship between cholesterol and your health?

What causes high blood pressure? Unfortunately, it’s complicated, and there isn’t just one smoking gun. High blood pressure, aka hypertension, can be caused by age, weight, chronic stress, sedentary lifestyle, unhealthy diet, smoking or other issues. Usually though, hypertension is caused by…